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Ubisoft Announces Animated Short: Assassin's Creed Ascendance

Ubi Workshop's first animated story set for release in conjunction with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Curious what Ezio was up to after the events depicted in Assassin's Creed II? Find out before you jump into Brotherhood with a new animated short produced by Ubisoft Montreal, Assassin's Creed Ascendance.

Ascendance was created to bridge the gap between ACII and Brotherhood, and tells the tale of Ezio Auditore's efforts to remove the treacherous Borgia family from power. See what the animated short looks like in action:

"The rich universe of the Assassin's Creed franchise allows artists from other media to create extensions of the original Assassin's Creed storyline beyond video games," Ubisoft said in a statement.

The animated short was created by Ubi Workshop, the team behind the just released Assassin's Creed comic book, The Fall. Set for release as a digital download on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, Ascendance features a cliffhanger ending that gamers can resolve by playing Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Ascendance launches on Tuesday, November 16 -- the same day as Brotherhood -- and Ubisoft has priced the animated story at $1.99.

Sharkey says: The hand-painted short looks pretty, but it's not my style of animation. Still, I'm curious enough to throw an extra $2 Ubisoft's way and get up to speed for Brotherhood.